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March is special for Sada Kliewer and Kyle Wensmann
lock there on a fence on the boardwalk to
than others she had looked at. Kyle had it
remember one spot in particular.
customized with a rose gold halo, as that
In March 2019,
was the one specif-
By March 2018, Kyle Wensmann had
the couple planned
ic request she had.
“There were so many things
been seeing all of his friends in relation-
another trip to
They were
that could have gone wrong,
ships and/or getting married. He hadn’t
Duluth. Brooke, a
going to plan for a
met anyone he wanted to spend his life
but it all went perfectly.”
long-time friend,
fall wedding, but
with and wanted to try something differ-
drove more than five
really didn’t want
— Kyle Wensmann
ent to meet women. He tried a couple of
hours from her home
an 18-month en-
online dating sites, and then found Bumble.
to Duluth to put the
gagement. When
At the same time, Sada (named for the
engagement ring on the lock, and then she Sada looked at a calendar and noticed that
British Nigerian singer Sade, pronounced
hid in the bushes to videotape the propos- the following March 21, 2020 would be a
Sha day’) Kliewer was looking for a new
al. When Kyle and Sada flew up in a pri-
Saturday, that became the wedding date.
way of meeting people. She didn’t want to
vate plane for dinner, they went for a walk “It worked out so well – it was meant to
go to bars anymore. She also found Bum-
on the boardwalk, where Kyle proposed. It be,” she said.
ble and set up her profile there.
was March 21.
Sada’s mom had died six years ago, so
Sada had grown up in Mountain Lake
“There were so many things that could the search for her wedding dress included
and was working in St. Cloud at the time.
have gone wrong, but it all went perfectly,” Brooke, Kyle’s mom and sister, bridesmaid
Kyle grew up in Bowlus, was living in
he said.
Liz, her godmother/aunt and two cousins.
Foreston and attended classes in St. Cloud.
Sada’s
ring
ended
up
being
the
last
ring
“I wanted a long-sleeved dress, since
Photo courtesy of ALee Photography
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They think that is how they were matched.
she had picked out, completely different
Sada’s ring is shown on the lock that Kyle placed
At any rate, the reason hardly matters. It
on the boardwalk of Sky Harbor Airport in Duluth,
has been a success for them, beginning
prior to the proposal.
with their first date, March 21, 2018.
“We had comfortable conversation from
the start,” Sada said.
Once they could tell that their relation-
“It was never forced,” said Kyle.
ship was headed in the right direction,
Kyle asked Sada if he could call her and they looked at rings in a number of places,
their relationship advanced from there.
to get ideas and to size Sada’s ring finger.
Catering
“Our second date was the most import- She didn’t realize that Kyle had gone to
ant date for me,” he said. “We had a second jewelers a week prior to pick some out for
Weddings
date set up before the first date ended.”
her to look at. Ultimately, she chose several
Groom’s Dinners
Both were curious about their inten-
rings at all the places where they looked
tions for a relationship.
and asked Kyle to choose.
Hors d’oeuvres
“I wanted to settle down and wanted to Kyle was really anxious to propose.
Bridal Showers
make sure our values aligned,” Kyle said.
They didn’t want a long engagement.
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